It’s just supposed to be a satirical exaggeration. World leaders nowadays (and pretty much as far back as human history can remember) can start wars over the most petty personal disagreements– anything from Jokebodia populating the southern border of Analville with whoopee cushion brigades to the Anavillian president spilling soup on the Jokebodian’s magic grow beans at a banquet. It’s just human nature to overcompensate for petty issues.

News paper (for people who don`t want to strain their eyes to read it):
…found in his [basement?]…
Several deaths have been linked to
a massive recall of it’s line of real snakes mislabeled as[in fact?] (im not sure what that last word is, fact doesn’t make sense.)

ANALVILLE – With only seconds before finalizing a treaty that would have ended the sixteen year conflict between Analville and jokebodia, an ill conceived buzzer gag resulted in an instant…
…efforts to rebuild.